Cosmasyrinx

Cosmasyrinx
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: incertae sedis
Genus: †Cosmasyrinx
Marwick, 1931
Type species
† Cosmasyrinx monilifera
Marwick, 1931 (type by original designation)
Synonyms[1]
  • Cosmasyrinx (Cosmasyrinx) Marwick, 1931 alternative representation
  • † Cosmasyrinx (Tholitoma) H. J. Finlay & Marwick, 1937 alternative representation
  • † Tholitoma H. J. Finlay & Marwick, 1937 superseded rank

Cosmasyrinx is an extinct genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks, unassigned to a family within the superfamily Conoidea.[1]

Species

Species within the genus Cosmasyrinx include:

  • † Cosmasyrinx antarctigera Stilwell, Zinsmeister & Oleinik, 2004
  • † Cosmasyrinx ardua Marwick, 1931
  • † Cosmasyrinx dolorosa (Finlay & Marwick, 1937)
  • † Cosmasyrinx latior Marwick, 1931
  • † Cosmasyrinx levicristata Darragh, 1997
  • † Cosmasyrinx makiyamai Shuto, 1961 (uncertain > unassessed)
  • † Cosmasyrinx marwicki Beu, 1970
  • † Cosmasyrinx monilifera Marwick, 1931
  • † Cosmasyrinx tereumera Marwick, 1931
Synonyms
  • † Cosmasyrinx brychiosinus Stilwell & Zinsmeister, 1992: synonym of † Cochlespira brychiosinus (Stilwell & Zinsmeister, 1992)
  • † Cosmasyrinx semilirata A. W. B. Powell, 1942: synonym of † Cryptodaphne semilirata (A. W. B. Powell, 1942) (superseded combination)

References

  1. 1 2 MolluscaBase eds. (2026). MolluscaBase. Cosmasyrinx Marwick, 1931 †. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=828268 on 2026-07-25
  • Marwick, J. (1931). The Tertiary Mollusca of the Gisborne District. New Zealand Geological Survey Paleontological Bulletin 13:1-177. 18: pls.
  • Finlay, H. J. & Marwick, J. (1937). The Wangaloan and associated molluscan faunas of Kaitangata-Green Island subdivision. New Zealand Geological Survey Palæontological Bulletin. 15, 1–140, 18 pls.